In a different kind of trivia episode, Liz and Dakota share 15 random Christmas facts. Ranging from Candy Canes to the racist history of Jingle Bells, this episode takes you on a wild ride. Episode Notes﻿<a href="https://bestlifeonline.com/christmas-facts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bestlifeonline.com/christmas-facts/</a><a href="https://www.berries.com/blog/45-fun-christmas-facts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.berries.com/blog/45-fun-christmas-facts</a><a href="https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/christmas-ideas/g2972/surprising-christmas-facts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/christmas-ideas/g2972/surprising-christmas-facts/</a><a href="https://www.history.com/news/8-things-you-may-not-know-about-jingle-bells" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.history.com/news/8-things-you-may-not-know-about-jingle-bells</a>

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This week Liz and Dakota take a condensed look at ancient Egyptian religion, including some of their beliefs and practices.

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This week, Liz and Dakota look at some of the more famous alien and UFO sightings from around the world.

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With all the discussion on the interwebs about possible alien life, Liz and Dakota take this week to talk about the existence of aliens, and some famous UFO sightings that have occurred since WWII.

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This week is a quicky to give an update to changes coming to The Reluctant Historian

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This week, Liz and Dakota ease back into the swing of things with a quick factoid episode about Valentine's Day Episode Notes<a href="https://www.womansday.com/relationships/a4702/10-fun-valentines-day-facts-103385/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.womansday.com/relationships/a4702/10-fun-valentines-day-facts-103385/</a><a href="https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/valentines-day-ideas/a26863/valentines-day-facts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/valentines-day-ideas/a26863/valentines-day-facts/</a>https://www.history.com/topics/valentines-day/valentines-day-facts

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This week, Liz and Dakota look at an urban legend from Quebec and talk about how the actual history of a murderer quickly became something of a ghost story. Episode Notes<a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/la-corriveaus-cage-quebec-canada" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/la-corriveaus-cage-quebec-canada</a><a href="https://www.scaryforkids.com/la-corriveau/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.scaryforkids.com/la-corriveau/</a><a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/la-corriveau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/la-corriveau</a><a href="http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/corriveau_marie_josephte_3E.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/corriveau_marie_josephte_3E.html</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie-Josephte_Corriveau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie-Josephte_Corriveau</a><a href="https://nuvomagazine.com/culture/la-corriveau-of-quebec-city" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://nuvomagazine.com/culture/la-corriveau-of-quebec-city</a>

La Corriveau: It's Not About a Sex Dungeon

Welcome back to season three!This week, Dakota shares the story of a medical history/mystery from the French Revolution, the tale of the man who couldn't stop eating: Tarrare Episode Notes<a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/files/747/747-h/747-h.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.gutenberg.org/files/747/747-h/747-h.htm</a><a href="https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/tarrare/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/tarrare/</a><a href="https://www.wiltons.org.uk/news/155" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.wiltons.org.uk/news/155</a><a href="https://historianandrew.medium.com/tarrare-the-man-who-couldnt-stop-eating-including-puppies-and-a-maybe-toddler-dde79b8d50b7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://historianandrew.medium.com/tarrare-the-man-who-couldnt-stop-eating-including-puppies-and-a-maybe-toddler-dde79b8d50b7</a><a href="https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20161014-the-man-who-couldnt-stop-eating" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20161014-the-man-who-couldnt-stop-eating</a><a href="https://www.messynessychic.com/2018/07/13/whatever-you-do-dont-tell-the-french-about-tarrare/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.messynessychic.com/2018/07/13/whatever-you-do-dont-tell-the-french-about-tarrare/</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarrare" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarrare</a><a href="https://allthatsinteresting.com/tarrare" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://allthatsinteresting.com/tarrare</a>

Tarrare: 4 Inch Wide Mouth Mason Jar

This week, Liz and Dakota look back at some of their favourite episodes from 2022, recounting memories and zingers, and looking forward to the future.A huge thanks goes out to all of you who have tuned in this year... the podcast wouldn't be the same without you, and we are so incredibly appreciative that you take the time out of your day to listen to us talk history. We look forward to connecting with you all again on January 18, 2023... Happy Holidays from us at The Reluctant Historian

Year in Review 2022

This week, Liz and Dakota delve into some Icelandic Christmas Folklore, learning about the Christmas Witch, a hungry Christmas Cat, and 13 meddlesome pranksters. Episode Notes<a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-the-thirteen-yule-lads-icelands-own-mischievous-santa-clauses-180948162/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-the-thirteen-yule-lads-icelands-own-mischievous-santa-clauses-180948162/</a><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-icelands-christmas-witch-much-cooler-and-scarier-krampus-180967605/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-icelands-christmas-witch-much-cooler-and-scarier-krampus-180967605/</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_Christmas_folklore" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_Christmas_folklore</a><a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Iceland" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.britannica.com/place/Iceland</a>https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/568050/gryla-christmas-troll-iceland

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